Descend the steps behind the bus shelter on the left at S. 18th & Mission. These 102 steps drop down to S. 21st St. To return to the registration area
StepTrek Route: Black Route 2022
Black/East Route 2022
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Mission St.
Make left. After the first bridge is the Mission St. pumping station circa 1900
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Join Gold Route
To join Gold Route
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Sterling St. Steps Cont’d
Descend an additional 64 steps to Mission St. To the left are views of downtown
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Sterling St. Steps
Turn left. Built in 1951
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* Sterling Connector Trail
The trail was designed and built in collaboration with the Student Conservation Association. Funded by a 2015 Birmingham Foundation grant
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South Side Trail
At bottom of steps
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Marengo St. Steps
Turn right and keep right to descend 25 steps to South Side Park.
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Salisbury St. Cont’d
Turn left and continue to Marengo St. and its steps
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Fernleaf St.
Make right and climb Fernleaf. On the left at Eccles is the former Engine House #22 which was established in 1894. The view from the roof tower covered several surrounding neighborhoods and provided an ideal lookout for smoke and fires. Ahead at the intersection with Salisbury is the Brashear Association’s Kaufmann Neighborhood House. Continue past Kaufmann House to Salibury St.